Rotator Cuff Repair

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released its fourth annual report on data from procedures reported in the AAOS Shoulder & Elbow Registry, according to a press release.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In this video from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, discussed several techniques to augment healing after index and revision rotator cuff repair.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — According to presented results, concurrent subacromial decompression with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may reduce the risk of revision surgery at 2 years.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Presented results showed a subacromial interpositional balloon spacer yielded positive short-term to midterm results for patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears with or without previous rotator cuff repair.

Arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears improved active range of motion and patient-reported outcomes; however, no additional improvements in healing were seen with collagen patch augmentation, according to presented results.

Anika Therapeutics Inc. has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Integrity implant, a regenerative hyaluronic acid-based patch system for rotator cuff augmentation, according to a company press release.

WASHINGTON — In this video, Kirk A. Campbell, MD, FAAOS, discusses patient satisfaction for telerehabilitation vs. in-office rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair and ACL reconstruction surgery.

WASHINGTON — Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed that biceps autograft patch augmentation may be a promising option for rotator cuff repair.

WASHINGTON — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Next Generation of Biologics Symposium, Scott Rodeo, MD, FAAOS, spoke about a clinical study that used gene-modified human umbilical vein endothelial cells in rotator cuff repair.

Inovedis GmbH has announced FDA clearance of Sinefix, an implant system for patients undergoing surgery for rotator cuff tears, according to a press release.